Draft the security package: financing statements, mortgages and pledges
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Build a collateral table from the term sheet and the searches the lawyer supplies, and list which filing office each item points to. Do not complete a financing statement.
- What the lawyer must review
- Personal-property security is UCC Article 9 as enacted in the state, not the Australian PPSA. A financing statement is sufficient only if it names the debtor, names the secured party or a representative, and indicates the collateral (U.C.C. § 9-502(a)). Fixture, timber and as-extracted filings need the extra real-property details in § 9-502(b). The debtor’s name follows § 9-503, and states choose between the official alternatives for an individual’s name, including whether the unexpired driver’s licence controls. Real-property mortgages are state law. Read both enactments before the package is signed.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUSCth
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCC Article 9 attachment and perfection checklist | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist of attachment and filing questions drawn from the uniform text of UCC §§ 9-203 and 9-310. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.